Bone Valley Season 3 Exposes How the State of Kentucky and Citizen Investigators Wrongfully Convicted Six People

What happens when the State of Kentucky, a local amateur sleuth, and a British journalist team up to solve a murder? In Graves County, Kentucky, their investigation resulted in six people convicted in the brutal killing of teenage mother Jessica Currin, including Quincy Cross, who has served 25 years of a life sentence despite the victim’s own father believing he’s innocent.

Lava for Good, Adweek’s 2024 Podcast Network of the Year, today announced the premiere of Bone Valley, Season 3: Graves County, hosted by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Maggie Freleng. The six-part series premieres today and unravels one of the most troubling wrongful conviction cases in recent memory.

A Case That Defies Belief

 “Graves County is about the stories we tell and choose to believe in order to find someone to blame in the pursuit of justice,” said Freleng, host of the acclaimed Wrongful Conviction podcast. “And what it takes to unravel the mess after lives have already been shattered.”

The case centers on Jessica Currin, a small-town fire lieutenant’s teenage daughter whose murder shattered a Kentucky community. But what followed may have been just as devastating: two failed investigations, and a third onethat spiraled out of control, leaving six co-defendants behind bars and a victim’s father fighting for the innocence of the man convicted of killing his own daughter.

Timeline of a Case Gone Wrong:


• The Crime: Jessica Currin, a teenage mother, brutally murdered
• The Investigation: Led by an unlikely trio of: The State of Kentucky, an amateur sleuth, and a British war correspondent
• The Aftermath: Six people convicted, including Quincy Cross, sentenced to life
• The Twist: The Victim’s own father advocates for Cross’ innocence even after 25 years in prison
  

  Award-Winning True Crime Excellence

   Gilbert King (Devil in the Grove), who created the Bone Valley series, calls the new season “A gripping, impeccably reported story of injustice that must be heard to be believed. Maggie Freleng brings urgency, compassion, and relentless journalism to a case that will stay with you long after the final episode.” 

Freleng is one of investigative podcasting’s most respected voices, recognized in the Ford Foundation’s “50 Women Can Change the World in Journalism” initiative. Her work has appeared in The Los Angeles Times, MSNBC, People, HLN, WNYC, NPR, and NBC.
 The previous Bone Valley seasons topped charts worldwide and earned critical acclaim from Entertainment Weekly, Time Magazine, and The New York Times. Season 1 was credited with helping secure Leo Schofield’s release after more than 35 years behind bars and won Best Documentary Podcast at the Ambie Awards, plus Gold at the Signal Awards and a 2025 Webby Award.


What Went Wrong in Graves County?

 Bone Valley, Season 3: Graves County exposes how the pursuit of justice can become a destructive force when investigations go wrong. The series examines:


• How amateur investigators can derail and influence police work 
• The devastating impact of wrongful convictions on multiple families 
• Why a victim’s father believes the wrong man is in prison 
• The role of true crime media and culture in shaping public perception of guilt
  

“Graves County is about the stories we tell and choose to believe in order to find someone to blame in the pursuit of justice,” said Freleng. “And what it takes to unravel the mess after lives have already been shattered.”


Availability

 The first two episodes of Graves County are available today as Bone Valley, Season 3 on the iHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts and all podcast platforms. The entire season is available to binge on Lava For Good Plus on Apple Podcasts.

Graves County and Lava For Good’s full slate of shows are distributed by iHeartPodcasts. For more information, visit http://lavaforgood.com/graves-county.